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BREAKING NEWS! Senior Harris Purcell took down not one but two FWISD Pool Records during last Thursday's Senior Night Meet! Harris broke the 2020 100-yard butterfly record, at 49.92, held by former Panther, Grant Chapa. Then, after chasing the 2023 100-yard breaststroke pool record all season, also held by Chapa, Harris crushed the record, taking a full second off, going 56.57! Congrats on an absolutely historic night, Harris! 

Oh, the places they'll go. Congratulations, Seniors!

Jackson Beck will continue his swim career at Gardner-Webb University. His favorite memories include competing at Regionals each year and Coach Harris jumping into the pool with the trophy when the men won Region 2 last year! We wish you the best and many years of fast times, Jackson! 

Victoria Chandler will be continuing her swim career at Oklahoma Christian University! Victoria's favorite memories were competing at Regionals in Midland and making States last year. We wish you the best and many years of fast times, Victoria!

Jayden Iorizzo is a 4-year swimmer and softball player, and plans to attend Texas A&M to major in public health to become a PA. Some of her favorite memories were team meals after away meets and Walmart trips during Regionals. We wish you the best in College Station, Jayden!

Luis Martinez is a 4-year swim team member and plans to attend either TCU or Sam Houston State University to become a forensic scientist. His favorite memories are the bus rides after a long meet with a deserved win. We wish you the best, Luis!

Harris Purcell is a 4-year swim team member and plans to continue swimming in college while studying business and finance. His favorite memories were going to State in 2025 and last Fall's TISCA meet. We wish you the best and many fast times, Harris!

Luca Riccetti is a 4-year member of the swim team and plans to study aerospace engineering at Notre Dame, Texas A&M, or another university. He is still waiting on several decisions. Some of his favorite memories were playing games at swim dinners, winning Regionals in 2025, and the bus rides to meets. We wish you the best, Luca!

Savannah Smith is a 4-year varsity swimmer and will be attending the University of Texas at Austin to major in biomedical engineering or mathematics. Some of her favorite memories were meets in Midland and Austin, and her 400-yard freestyle team from her sophomore year, competing at TISCA. We wish you the best in Austin, Savannah!

Valeria Venegas is a 4-year varsity swimmer and will be attending Saint Francis University to become a physician's assistant. She is part of two school swim records, the 200-yard medley relay and the 100-yard breaststroke. Her favorite memories are going to Regionals in Midland. We wish you the best in Loretta, Pennsylvania, Valeria!

Daniel Wilke is a 4-year varsity swimmer and plans to continue his swim career at Monmouth College, and will study accounting and marketing. Some of his favorite memories were winning Regionals last year, team dinners at Eli's house and going to Paschal football games with friends. We wish you the best and many fast times, Daniel! 

Daniel Zimpelman is a 4-year varsity swimmer who plans to continue his swimming career at Kalamazoo College, major in biology, and then attend veterinary school. His favorite memories are going to Wal-Mart with the team after Regionals and going to haunted houses with the team. We wish you the best and many fast times, Daniel! 

Your Panther Swimmers finished their regular season with two big wins last week! Paschal won their Senior Night Meet, competing against Aledo, Burleson and Joshua and then won the Arlington Heights Winter Invitational on Saturday, placing 1st out of 9 schools! The Panthers have two weeks to prepare for the District Tournament, scheduled for January 24, 2026, at the Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center.

Top finishers at the Paschal Senior Night Meet:

• Women's 200-yard medley relay: 1st place Abby Butcher, Jayden Iorizzo, Valera Venegas, Savannah Smith and 4th Place Lola Rice, Ellie Hubmer, Imaan Holcomb and Danna Lopez
• Men's 200-yard medley relay: 1^st place Harris Purcell, Daniel Wilke, Daniel Zimpelman and Jackson Beck and 4th place Eli Rodriguez, Miles Halliday, Matthew Rico and Luca Riccetti
• Women's 200-yard freestyle: 2^nd place Victoria Chandler, 5^th place Jayden Iorizzo, 7^th place Kate Cothran and 8^th place Abby Miller
• Men's 200-yard freestyle: 1^st place Auggie East, 5^th place Luca Riccetti, 6^th place Xander Landeros, 7^th place Matthew Rico and 10^th place Jason Nunes
• Women's 200-yard individual medley: 1st place Valeria Venegas
• Men's 200-yard individual medley: 1st place Daniel Wilke and 2^nd place Eli Rodriguez
• Women's 50-yard freestyle: 1st place Abby Butcher and 6^th place Lola Rice
• Men's 50-yard freestyle: 1st place Jackson Beck, 3^rd place Daniel Zimpelman and 5^th place Martin Cardoso
• Women's 100-yard butterfly: 1^st place Victoria Chandler and 7^th place Ellie Hubmer
• Men's 100-yard butterfly: 1^st place Harris Purcell and NEW FWISD POOL RECORD!
• Women's 100-yard freestyle: 3^rd place Abby Butcher, 5^th place Jayden Iorizzo and 6^th place Lola Rice
• Men's 100-yard freestyle: 2^nd place Daniel Wilke, 4^th place Martin Cardoso, 8^th place Luca Riccetti and 9^th place Miles Halliday
• Women's 500-yard freestyle: 1^st place Savannah Smith
• Men's 500-yard freestyle: 3^rd place Luis Martinez
• Women's 200-yard freestyle relay: 1st place Victoria Chandler, Savannah Smith, Valeria Venegas and Jayden Iorizzo and 5^th place Charlotte Connelly, Danna Lopez, Emily Oropeza and Lesline Smith
• Men's 200-yard freestyle relay: 2^nd place Auggie East, Martin Cardoso, Daniel Zimpelman and Daniel Wilke and 5^th place Luca Riccetti, Xander Landeros, Miles Halliday and Matthew Rico 
• Women's 100-yard backstroke: 4^th place Ellie Hubmer, 5^th place Kate Cothran and 9^th place Imaan Holcomb
• Men's 100-yard backstroke: 1^st place Eli Rodriguez, 2^nd place Jackson Beck and 3^rd place Auggie East
• Women's 100-yard breaststroke: 1st place Valeria Venegas, 4^th place Ava Zimpelman and 5^th place Abby Miller
• Men's 100-yard breaststroke: 1^st place Harris Purcell and NEW POOL RECORD! 4^th place Daniel Zimpelman and 7^th place Miles Halliday
• Women's 400-yard freestyle relay: 1^st place Savannah Smith, Victoria Chandler, Abby Butcher and Lola Rice and 5^th place Kate Cothran, Ellie Hubmer, Emily Oropeza and Abby Miller
• Men's 400-yard freestyle relay: 1st place Jackson Beck, Eli Rodriguez, Auggie East and Harris Purcell and 3rd place Xander Landeros, Luis Martinez, Jason Nunes and Enrique Dominguez

Paschal Won the Arlington Heights Winter Invitational last Saturday!

• Women's 200-yard medley relay: 1st place Abby Butcher, Victoria Chandler, Valeria Venegas, Savannah Smith and 4th Place Lesline Smith, Jayden Iorizzo, Imaan Holcomb and Kate Cothran
• Men's 200-yard medley relay: 1^st place Harris Purcell, Daniel Wilke, Auggie East and Jackson Beck and 4th place Martin Cardoso, Xander Landeros, Matthew Rico and Luca Riccetti
• Women's 200-yard freestyle: 1st place Savannah Smith, 2^nd place Valeria Venegas, 6^th place Emily Oropeza and 8^th place Charlotte Connelly
• Men's 200-yard freestyle: 1^st place Jackson Beck, 2^nd place Eli Rodriguez, 3^rd place Daniel Zimpelman, 7^th place Miles Halliday and 8^th place Luis Martinez
• Women's 200-yard individual medley: 3^rd place Ellie Hubmer
• Men's 200-yard individual medley: 1st place Martin Cardoso
• Women's 50-yard freestyle: 1st place Victoria Chandler, 4^th place Jayden Iorizzo and 8^th place Kate Cothran
• Men's 50-yard freestyle: 1st place Auggie East, 5^th place Cesar Camargo, 6^th place Luca Riccetti, 8^th place Xander Landeros and 9^th place Matthew Rico
• Women's 100-yard butterfly: 1^st place Abby Butcher
• Men's 100-yard butterfly: 1^st place Daniel Wilke and 5^th place Jason Nunes
• Women's 100-freestyle: 1^st place Savannah Smith and 6^th place Jayden Iorizzo
• Men's 100-yard freestyle: 2nd place Cesar Camargo, 6^th place Xander Landeros and 10^th place Luis Martinez
• Women's 500-yard freestyle: 1^st place Kate Cothran and 3^rd place Abby Miller
• Men's 500-yard freestyle: 1^st place Eli Rodriguez, 3^rd place Luca Riccetti and 4^th place Miles Halliday
• Women's 200-yard freestyle relay: 1st place Victoria Chandler, Savannah Smith, Valeria Venegas and Abby Butcher and 4^th place Emily Oropeza, Lola Rice, Ellie Hubmer and Ava Zimpelman
• Men's 200-yard freestyle relay: 1st place Auggie East, Harris Purcell, Daniel Zimpelman and Jackson Beck and 2nd place Martin Cardoso, Cesar Camargo, Daniel Wilke and Eli Rodriguez
• Women's 100-yard backstroke: 2^nd place Victoria Chandler, 3^rd place Abby Butcher, 9^th place Imaan Holcomb and 10^th place Charlotte Connelly
• Men's 100-yard backstroke: 1^st place Harris Purcell, 2^nd place Daniel Wilke, 3^rd place Daniel Zimpelman and 7^th place Matthew Rico 
• Women's 100-yard breaststroke: 1st place Valeria Venegas, 3^rd place Lola Rice, 4^th place Ellie Hubmer and 6^th place Ava Zimpelman
• Men's 100-yard breaststroke: 1^st place Auggie East, 2^nd place Jackson Beck and 3^rd place Martin Cardoso
• Women's 400-yard freestyle relay: 1^st place Lola Rice, Kate Cothran, Ava Zimpelman and Ellie Hubmer and 4^th place Charlotte Connelly, Danna Lopez, Imaan Holcomb and Lesline Smith
• Men's 400-yard freestyle relay: 1st place Harris Purcell, Cesar Camargo, Eli Rodriguez and Daniel Zimpelman and 2^nd place Luca Riccetti, Matthew Rico, Luis Martinez and Miles Halliday

2026 Swimming and Diving Schedule

Paschal Panthers

2026 Spring Golf Schedule

Let's go! The boys' soccer preseason is off to a great start. They had the following results:

1-1 vs. Arlington Lamar,

4-1 vs. Saginaw, and

2-0 vs. Braswell.

Paschal Tennis Earns Strong Showing at 5A District Awards

Paschal Tennis had an outstanding presence at the 5A District Awards, with Panther players earning top honors across singles and doubles competition and Cutter Carrell being named Boys District MVP.

Paschal Track will host its Parent Meeting on Thursday, January 22, in the Blue Room at the Gus at 6 pm.

Over the weekend, JV and Varsity wrestlers competed in the Trojan Classic Tournament at Euless Trinity High School. It is one of the toughest tournaments of the season, and all of our Panther Wrestlers showed grit and determination on the mat! 

TONIGHT (Wednesday, January 14, 2026) is SENIOR NIGHT! Please come out and celebrate and honor our PHS Senior Wrestlers!

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We have reached out to all of our generous donors regarding their membership swag packages. If you have not yet received yours and would like to claim it, or if you wish to donate it back for others to enjoy, please don’t hesitate to contact us at rhondarich80@gmail.com. Your support means a lot to us!

Welcome back, Panther fans, for what we hope will be a great year! The Paschal High School Athletic Booster Club is made up of parents and family members of Paschal Athletes, as well as friends and alumni. The PHS Athletic Booster Club supports all athletic programs at PHS, and we need your support. Please consider joining and getting personally involved - you can make a difference! 

Please join the Paschal Athletic Booster Club at whatever level is appropriate for your family. Every donation makes a difference! 60% of your donation will go directly to the sport(s) you designate on your membership form. Each sport uses those funds for its specific program, equipment, and uniform needs. The other 40% goes to the general booster account for important facility and program support for all athletes and our overall athletic program.

The easiest way to make a membership donation is to use the link below to access a donation page that allows you to make an online donation. Alternatively, you can complete this form and submit it with a check or cash to your coach or the Athletic Booster Club box located in the office at Paschal High School.

Membership Levels

$20 Panther Pride

$50 Panther Spirit

$100 Panther MVP (Includes Yard Sign)

$250 Panther All-Star (Includes Yard Sign & PHS Athletics Hat)

$500 Panther Champion (Includes Yard Sign, Hat & Tumbler)

$1,000 Panther Legacy (Includes Yard Sign, Hat, Tumbler & Blanket)

Athletic Trainers Fund Donation - The PHS trainers provide support to all athletes with injuries, including rehab supplies, tape, wraps, braces, slings, and splints. Please consider making an additional donation of $5 or $10 to help keep supplies readily available for our athletes.

Contact Rhonda Rich or Molly Walker with any membership questions.

Paschal Athletic Booster Club Donor Recognition 2025-2026